The trapeze school is currently occupying the site, but they will be moving to the corner of New Jersey and Tingey once the NGA building demolition is completed.

This would be not only the first condo building at the Yards, but the first condo building in the neighborhood since Velocity was finished back in 2009. Judging by my inbox over the years, the demand for ownership opportunities in the neighborhood is strong.

The press release about the project gives some small amount of detail: "These luxury condominium residences will echo the unique industrial past of the site both in building architecture and unit finishes. A range of residence sizes are currently planned from studios to two-bedroom units. A rooftop resident’s lounge, outdoor kitchen and fire pits, private terraces and balconies, and front desk staff are just a few of the features."

Hoffman is a busy company these days, since they are the behind the massive Wharf development in Southwest. The company has been tied to the Yards before, having been attached way back when to the renovation of Building 202 (the big red brick building now just behind Twelve12), but that project seems to be in perpetual turnaround.

This would be the fourth residential building at the Yards, following the 170-unit Foundry Lofts, the about-to-be-completed 218-unit Twelve12, and the aforementioned 327-unit building on Parcel N, which needs a name desperately.

conngs0 says: (6/2/14 1:30 PM)Awesome news! I think there's definitely room for another condo building in the area without over-saturating the neighborhood with ownership opportunities. Once shovels go into the ground, will construction have to be as careful (and slow) as with Twelve12, or is the project sufficiently removed from the old munitions site?

Looking way down the road, hopefully the Yards Park Concert Series and other events that cause some noise won't be adversely affected by having residential buildings nearby.

dbt says: (6/2/14 2:04 PM)In other happenings today, looks like the tower crane is up at the Hampton Inn site. And I noticed that someone left a world map on a soon-to-be demolished wall at the old NGA building--hopefully not one showing all our secret submarine bases or anything.

202_cyclist says: (6/2/14 2:32 PM)The tower crane was also installed for the Hyatt at 4th Street SW (admittedly, not Capitol Riverfront/Navy Yard). I support public/private partnerships but I find it a bit strange how there can be a fire station on the first floor of a hotel without it being incredibly disruptive to guests.

202_cyclist says: (6/2/14 9:54 PM)Construction is also beginning on 1111 NJ Ave. There were Donohue construction crew and its contractors on-site this evening. Busy day in the neighborhood!

JD says: (6/2/14 9:58 PM)I am skeptical that that's the start of construction at 1111, since they are nowhere close to having their building permits in place. They may have been looking at preparations to demolish the church (though the permit hasn't come through for that yet either).

TheOnyxGuy says: (6/3/14 8:18 AM)I see the Donohue crew seems to be installing scaffolding around the east entrance/exit to Navy Yard Metro.

Yards parcel L-2. Construction of foundation and underground parking garage for new 11 story multi-family mixed used residential building at 227 Tingey Street SE as part of development of Parcel L at the Yards